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Highlands, California: commercial real estate data.
Highlands is a Census CDP of 2,450 people across 1.30 square miles of land, in San Mateo County. Median household income is $250,001, 84.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Highlands
What Highlands is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.3 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,884
- County holding the largest share of its areaSan Mateo County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Highlands
- Population2,450
- Median age46.3
- Population under 18530 plus or minus 146
- Share under 1821.6 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over501
- Share 65 and over20.4 percent
- Households815
- Family households671
- Share of households that are families82.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Highlands
- Median household income$250,001
- Per capita income$134,770
- Civilian labor force1,229
- Employed1,171
- Unemployed58 plus or minus 25
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over1,798
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.0 percent plus or minus 20.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher79.6 percent plus or minus 17.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree43.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Highlands
- Housing units872
- Occupied units815
- Vacant units57 plus or minus 39
- Vacancy rate6.5 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Owner occupied690
- Renter occupied125 plus or minus 40
- Ownership rate84.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$2,000,001
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,501
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent
- Single family units784
- Share single family89.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more88 plus or minus 52
- Share in buildings of two or more10.1 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Highlands gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute708 plus or minus 181
- Commuting under 15 minutes90 plus or minus 39
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.7 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more243 plus or minus 76
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.3 percent
- Drove alone47.6 percent
- Carpooled4.9 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked8.0 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Worked from home35.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
San Mateo County, not Highlands
San Mateo County context, not Highlands figures
- Establishments in San Mateo County21,569
- Covered employment, San Mateo County416,422
- Average annual pay, San Mateo County$196,441
- Housing units permitted, San Mateo County1,088
Every figure in this section is published for San Mateo County as a whole and is not a measurement of Highlands.
All San Mateo County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Highlands questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Highlands, California?
2,450, in 815 households. Highlands CDP covers 1.30 square miles of land, which is 1,884 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Highlands in?
San Mateo County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Highlands?
$250,001. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $2,000,001. Median gross rent is $3,501 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Highlands figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for San Mateo County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Highlands.
Is zoning published for Highlands?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.